Bible: Exodus 25:8-22

25:8Let them make1for me a sanctuary,2so that I may liveamongthem.25:9According to allthatI am showing you3 – the pattern of the tabernacle4 and the pattern of all its furnishings – you5 must make it exactly so.625:10

The Ark of the Covenant

“They are to makean ark8of acaciawood– its lengthis to be three feet nine inches, its widthtwo feet three inches, and its heighttwo feet three inches.925:11You are to overlay10it with puregold– both inside and outsideyou mustoverlayit,11 and you are to makea surroundingborder12of goldoverit.25:12You are to castfourgoldringsfor it and putthem onits fourfeet, with tworingsononesideand tworingsonthe other side.25:13You are to makepolesof acaciawood, overlaythem with gold,25:14and putthe polesinto the ringsatthe sidesof the arkin orderto carrythe arkwith them.25:15The polesmust remain in the ringsof the ark; they must notbe removedfromit.25:16You are to putintothe arkthe testimony13thatI will givetoyou.

25:17 “You are to makean atonement lid14of puregold;15its lengthis to be three feet nine inches, and its widthis to be two feet three inches.25:18You are to maketwocherubim16of gold; you are to make them of hammeredmetalon thetwoendsof the atonement lid.25:19Make17onecherubon one end18and onecherub onthe other end; fromthe atonement lid19you are to makethe cherubimonthe twoends.25:20The cherubimare to bespreadingtheir wingsupward, overshadowing20the atonement lidwith their wings, and the cherubimare to faceeachother,21looking22towardthe atonement lid.25:21You are to puttheatonement lidontopof the ark, and in the arkyou are to putthetestimonyI am givingyou.25:22I will meetwith you there,23and24 from abovethe atonement lid, from betweenthe twocherubimthatare overthe arkof the testimony, I will speakwith you about allthatI will commandyou for the Israelites.